Pad for the application or removal of cosmetics



Dec. 16, 1952 o. A. BERMAN 2,621,354

PAD FOR THE APPLICATION O'R REMOVAL OF COSMETICS Filed Aug. 7, 1950 lle Fay. 16e

15g' ZT/W. 3. e106 IN VENTOR Patented Dec. 16, 1952 PAD FOR THE APPLICATION R REMOVAL OF COSMETICS Oscar A. Berman, New York, N. Y.

Application August 7, 1950, Serial No. 178,145

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in pads, and particularly to double-face pads for the application or removal of cosmetics, deodorants, etc.

There are in use now several types of pads. One of these types comprises a layer of cotton ber cut into squares, another also comprises a layer of cotton ber but has grooved lines parallel to each other dividing the surface into a number of equal square segments. These pads are intended to be used for applying powder, cream, rouge, astringents, wave solutions, hair oil, cuticle softener, stain remover, baby powder, babyoil, liquid or paste deodorants, peroxide and other preparations. These same pads are also intended to be used for removing finger nail polish, facial make-up, cold cream, eye shadow, powder, rouge and other preparation previously applied.

Some of these pads serve fairly well for making applications. removals. None of them, in my opinion, possess both these characteristic qualities to the degree possessed by the present invention, in which one of the objects is t0 provide a pad that is superior to all others both in making applications and removals.

One advantage of one face of my pad over any other of which I am acquainted, lies in its multiple dome-shaped elevations. Instead of daubing powder, cream, rouge, etc. on one spot as is usually done with an ordinary pad, a tiny bit of powder, cream or rouge is applied to each of the multiple dome-shaped elevations. This causes a more even distribution of the powder, cream, rouge, etc. to the skin, and avoids the likelihood of too noticeable an application in one spot.

Another advantage of this face of my pad lies in the series of elevated bands radiating from the center to the periphery, which aid in spreading even more thinly the powder, cream, rouge, etc., applied to the skin by the multiple domeshaped elevations, and which will be designated hereinafter as spreaders.

Another advantage of my pad lies in the multiple concave indentations and the multiple indented radial bands on the opposite side of the pad. These provide superior means for removing the surplus powder, cream, rouge, etc., adhering to the skin after repeated revolutions of the other side of the pad which is primarily adapted for the application of said powder, cream, rouge, etc.

In the present invention, male and cooperating female dies are used, so that what is an indentation on one side is an elevation on the other. In my present pad the edges of the domes and the spreaders are arcuate so that they move smoothly over the skin Without irritating it.

Likewise in the removal of excess powder, cream, rouge, etc., the indented portions move Some serve fairly well for making f Y dented radial bands.

2 smoothly over the skin, yet in their depths they catch, accumulate and hold the surplus.

Among the requirements of a good pad for the appli-cation and removal of cosmetics may be mentioned the necessity for a soft powder-applying face with soft edges which are free of stitches, adhesive, or other material which is apt to scratch the face. The ideal pad should be so inexpensive as to allow its beingused freely and then discarded. Heretofore various types of papers have been suggested but such materials are open to the objection of being too stiff and too likely to injure the skin. Another requirement is that while cheap it should nevertheless be capable of much longer use should the occasion demand, as where the supply has been nearly exhausted or where the material of which the pad is made is allocated by the government for more essential needs. Generally a pad for the application or removal of cosmetics should have enough body so that it will lie fiat when not in use. The vanity cases today are made quite thin and compact, and a pad that is adapted for use and carriage within such a case must also be quite thin. In practice the absorbent cotton constituting this pad may be compressed to about the thickness of an ordinary blotter, to fit it into a vanity case. For home use it will more frequently be made considerably thicker.

In addition to the capacity of a pad to take and hold the required amount of powder, cream, rouge, etc., must be mentioned the capacity to transfer such materials, preferably on merely a wiping operation and without the necessity of patting since the latter is liable to spread the excess over the clothes.

To form this pad a number of layers of Well carded cotton are compressed in sheets between rollers to about the thickness desired in view of the later process. Th-e sheets are then 'run through stamping machines fitted with male and female dies adapted to form the dome-shaped elevations and indentures and the elevated and in- This stamping operation also serves to better bind the fibers together, and

. while such impressions have been shown in the drawings to form series 0f eight, it will nevertheless be understood that the invention applies to multiple impressions of any number.

While male and female dies have been referred to above, it should be understood that this does not apply to the narrow border forming the periphery. I-Iere the dies are both male. The border, therefore, tends to bind the fibers tightly at the edge of the pad and prevents the fibers from slipping out over the edge while the pad is in use, thereby also contributing to the longevity of the pad.

Other advantageous features include the 10W cost to the pad of this invention and its soft face,

soft edges, and the adaptability of the present pad for fitting in the modern very thin and compact vanity cases.

These pads may be sterilized and separately packed in envelopes of glassine paper and the like and sold in quantities at a price to make possible their being used only once or oftener, if desired, and then discarded.

Although reference has been made particularly to pads made of cotton ber, it may be found that for specific purposes equally good results may be had with pads made of synthetic bers, cotton velvet, eiderdcwn, etc. Furthermore, although my pad has been described as for use in applying any material available in any form, it should be understood that it is equally advantageous when impregnated on the elevated side with such materials, before sale. Impregnation may be with facial powder, or a deodorant, or liquid or paste of any substance, all of which may be preserved in sanitary condition by packing in cellophane, plioflm or any other plastic or suitable material.

Referring now to the drawings:

Figures 1 and 2 are enlarged plan views of faces E an'd I, respectively, of my pad.

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1.

In Figure 1, denotes the pad; E the elevated face; I the idented face;V 2 the border; 3e, te, 5e, 6e, 1e, 8e, Se and Ille the dome-shaped elevations; IIe, |2e, |3e, Me, |5e, ite, Ile and ISc the elevated radial bands.

In Figure 2, 31', 41', 51', 6i, 71", Si, Si, and |01' denote the dome-shaped indentures, and lli, |21',

bands.

I have set out above some of the general advantages of my new pad. I wish now to refer particularly to its value in the application and removal of deodorants. This pad is especially adapted for application to the skin so as to deposit on the skin a material having a deodorizing effect. In this connection the word deodorant is used in a broad sense as including substances which are anti-perspirants and act to prevent perspiration from occurring and as including substances which are odor removing in character and are adapted to remove odor from perspiration after it has occurred.

Deodorants are usually made up in liquid or i cream or in powdered form. Many of them are harsh in their effect and tend to irritate the skin. Likewise the chemicals which constitute many deodorante frequently have the' objection of being injurious to cloth out of which the garments of the user are made. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that the greatest care be taken to use just enough of any deodorant to provide the desired result without leaving an excess to be absorbed by the clothing. This is accomplished with my pad I, by placing a small quantity of the deodorant on each of the domeshaped elevations 3e, lle, 5e, Se, 1e, 8e, 9e and l0e of face E, and applying face E to the underarrns or other part of the body in a circular motion. A certain amount of the deodorant is thus transferred to the skin where it is spread around evenly by the elevated radial bands I le, |2e, |3e, Ide, `|5e, |56, I'Ie and |8e. The pad is then turnedv overand the face I is applied to the same portion of the vbody in a circular motion. There- 4 upon the dome-shaped indentures 31, 41', 51. 61', 11', 81', 91' and |01 and the idented radial bands H1', |21', |31', |41, |51', |61', |11' and |81' scrape up, absorb and hold in their recesses the excess of the deodorant previously applied by face E, leaving nothing to be absorbed by the clothing.

It is believed that from the foregoing the advantages of my pad are clearly pointed out and the drawings will be understood.

Endless variations and modications in sizes and shapes of my invention may be made to meet various needs, and I herein claim all such variations and modications insofar as they fall Within the reasonable spirit and scope of my claims, although I show only one example to disclose my invention.

It should, therefore, be understood that the particular embodiment of my invention disclosed herein is illustrative only, that my invention is not limited thereto, and that changes and variations in the size, shape and location of elements, etc., etc., may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention and the scope of my claims. For to others skilled in the art it will appear from my invention and disclosure that many variations and modifications may be made without copying the specific structure shown, therefore, I claim all such variations and modifications insofar as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my appended claims.

I claim:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a pad fabricated Iof cotton and shaped to dene an elevated face and an indented face, a plurality of spaced dome-shaped convex elevations arranged in said elevated face, a plurality of spaced domeshaped concave indentures arranged in said indented face, a series of bands extending radially through each of said faces and interposed between said elevations, the bands in said elevated face being elevated and the bands in said indented face being indented.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a pad fabricated of cotton and shaped to dene an elevated face and an indented face, a plurality of spaced dome-shaped convex elevations arranged in said elevated face, a plurality of spaced domeshaped concave indentures arranged in said indented face, a series of bands extending radially through each of said faces and interposed between said elevations, the bands in said elevated face being elevated and the bands in said indented face being indented, and a narrow border providing the periphery for the faces.

OSCAR A. BERMAN.

REFERENCES CHTED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent:

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